But what happens when you are craving one, but don't feel like plopping down the $4 for a coffee? Or you don't feel like drinking the high-fructose corn syrup that is in the flavoring used to make your pumpkin spice latte? Or you simply can't get out right now to your local coffee shop to get one?

Have no fear! That's where my pumpkin spice latte recipe will come in handy and save you time AND money! And unlike the syrups used to create the beloved pumpkin spice latte, my syrup uses actual pumpkin to flavor it!

Does it sound like I am knocking on Starbucks? I'm not really – I do like their coffee, especially the Pumpkin Spice Latte…it's just this is part of my continuing effort to be more diligent about what I am putting in my body…and if I can come up a recipe that tastes just as good, made of ingredients that I can pronounce and is way cheaper? I'm all over that!

The best part of this recipe is that it makes a nice-size batch of the homemade syrup, but you only need 2 tablespoons of it to flavor your coffee. Simply store the rest in an air-tight container (like a mason jar) in the refrigerator!

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Comments

This is great! Especially for those of us who don’t live in an area with a “real” Starbucks that can honor the early PSL release!

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